HEN555 Rural Sociology

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Pavel Klvač (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Zbyněk Ulčák, Ph.D.
Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ivona Tolarová
Timetable
Wed 12:00–13:30 U32
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 52 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/52, only registered: 0/52, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/52
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The main objective of the course is to present introduction to the sociology of rural space with respect to the historical and current issues of countryside and alndscape. Students should be able understand and interpret trends of rural development, present cultural dimension of the countryside and its perception and jeopardy. Apart from the Czech and Moravian situation, case studies from Rumania (Czech ethnic minorities in Banat)and Yemen (Socotra islands) are presented. Emphasis is paied to the seminars on principles of empirical research of the rural space. Students are required to present a final paper on their own research in the microregion of Drahanská vrchovina At the end of the course students should be able to create outputs as a group photograph exhibition accompanied by research texts, articles in local newspapers, and conference papers.
Syllabus
  • 1)Introduction to rural sociology.
  • 2) Countryside and Cities.
  • 3) Czech villages in the Rumanian Banat - between tradition and modernity?
  • 4) Countryside - myth and reality.
  • 5) From wilderness to the cultural landscape - back and forth?
  • 6) Landscape and identity.
  • 7) Reading week.
  • 8) Introduction to visual sociology.
  • 9) Landscape character.
  • 10) Genius loci - space imagination.
  • 11) Leaving the cities I - rural tourism.
  • 12) Leaving the cities II - decentralisation..
  • 13) Countryside restoration or development?.
  • 14) Research project evaluation
Literature
  • CÍLEK, Václav. Makom : kniha míst. 2., dopl. vyd. Praha: Dokořán, 2007, 299 s. ISBN 9788073631208. info
  • BLAŽEK, Bohuslav. Venkovy: anamnéza, diagnóza, terapie. 1. vydání. Šlapanice: ERA, 2004, 184 pp. ISBN 80-86517-90-X. info
  • LÖW, Jiří and Igor MÍCHAL. Krajinný ráz. 1. vyd. Kostelec nad Černými Lesy: Lesnická práce, 2003, 552 s. ISBN 80-86386-27-9. info
  • CÍLEK, Václav. Krajiny vnitřní a vnější : texty o paměti krajiny, smysluplném bobrovi, areálu jablkového štrůdlu a také o tom, proč lezeme na rozhlednu. Praha: Dokořán, 2002, 231 s. ISBN 8086569292. info
  • GIDDENS, Anthony. Unikající svět :jak globalizace mění náš svět. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2000, 135 s. ISBN 80-85850-91-5. info
Teaching methods
Teaching methods include lectures, students´ individual work (reading of obligatory literature) and discussions.
Assessment methods
Active participation on seminars and research project, final photographic essay (20 photographs+ comentary, final test based on readings.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Spring 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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